Let's Rob the Bank

Let's Rob the Bank

Directed by Jean Girault

Produced by Les Films Copernic, Pamec Cinematografica

196488 min6.5 / 10

A lighthearted family caper comedy where ordinary people attempt an elaborate bank heist, driven by bumbling charm and domestic mishaps rather than genuine menace.

Shopkeeper Victor Garnier has naively invested his family's life savings in an African mine, on his banker's recommendation. When the mine is nationalized, rendering the stock worthless, he considers himself shamelessly robbed by the bank; it seems only fair to him to return the 'favor' and rob the bank, teaming up with the whole family as they were all duped. Even for professionals such an enterprise -he decides to dig a tunnel- is quite demanding, but for simple commoners it's daunting, as they also have their personal downsides; thus Victor's wife has a most unwelcome tendency to blurt out the truth, even to the grumpy local copper: a crazy risk when you need to keep a criminal plan secret.

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  • Is Let's Rob the Bank sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Let's Rob the Bank easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Let's Rob the Bank end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Let's Rob the Bank violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Let's Rob the Bank scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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